Section: Malaysia
MH17: Do not spread contents, pictures of victims: MCMC
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has urged the public not to spread any content or picture of victims of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 which crashed in Ukraine yesterday. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Facts first, accusations later
IT is with deep sorrow in this month of Ramadan, that another tragedy has befallen our country with the tragic loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which was shot down over eastern Ukraine just hours after take-off from Amsterdam. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Selangor govt offer condolences so
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government today expressed condolences to family members of MH17 crew and passengers who perished after the jetliner was shot down in Ukraine on Thursday night. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Passenger uploaded video on plane take-off
KUALA LUMPUR: Md Ali Md Salim, a Malaysian passenger onboard Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH17 which crashed in Ukraine near the Russian border, had uploaded a video on his Instagram account while seated in the plane before take-off. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: Top 5 deadliest attacks on commercial airliners
LONDON: A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: East of Ukraine a no-fly zone after crash
BRUSSELS: Ukrainian authorities on Thursday declared the east of the country a no-fly zone after a Malaysian airliner carrying 295 people crashed in the volatile region, European flight safety body Eurocontrol said. …read more Source: New Straits...
MH17: She’s a good daughter, father of crew recalls
SEREMBAN: Father of the flight attendant in flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine last night said his daughter often calls him every time she flies to overseas including in her duty to Amsterdam. …read more Source: New Straits...
Some Asian carriers quit Ukraine airspace months ago
SEOUL: The Malaysian airliner apparently shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine was flying over airspace that a number of other Asian carriers abandoned months ago because of security concerns. …read more Source: New Straits...
Najib shocked over plane crash reports
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has expressed shock by the reports over Malaysia Airlines’s flight MH17’s crash in Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...
‘We did not shoot down plane’
KIEV: UKRAINE’S president says his country’s armed forces did not shoot at any airborne targets, after reports that a Malaysian Airlines plane went down over Ukraine. …read more Source: New Straits...